We’re expecting a few bucks from Washington to arrive soon. Another check from the White House. No chance to collect another presidential signature though. President trump signed the original stimulus payouts. Biden isn’t going to put his signature on the new ones. Typical lazy Democrat. He’s got someone else to get writer’s cramp for this project.
But the problem isn’t the Presidential signature
collection. It’s what to do with the windfall. We didn’t get one of
those trump tax cuts, the ones that were designed to create jobs but created
yacht sales. (Is it legal to call an eight-foot rowboat with a two HP
fishing motor a “Yacht? No? Not even if it has a fancy name on the stern
and a fake Coast Guard ID? Oh well.)
But this is America, land of opportunity. So that
$14-hundred welfare check will certainly be useful for doing some public
spirited acts.
But which acts? There are so many to choose
from.
I’d better put away part of the stash for the future.
After all, they’re building a casino in a nearby abandoned former Macy’s.
What better public service is there than helping Bally’s bottom
line?
Be nice if they had some kind of tribal connection. They
don’t. But throwing money into the slots is fun and there’s little hope of a
windfall. And it helps dealers and security people earn a living, so it’s
almost as good.
OK. Public service. Let’s see. Maybe get the house
painted. Or part of it left over from the aforementioned act of charity.
Nah. That’s only going to lead to an extended discussion of which color.
People who actually need the money will do basic
things with it. Like:
--Buying groceries.
--Paying the back rent or mortgage.
--Getting the lights turned back on or…
--The water… or
--The furnace.
Some people will invest. GameStop closed at a recent $267
putting any quantity purchase out of range. General electric goes for
about 12 bucks a share, so if you believe in miraculous comebacks, this might
be a time to buy.
You can get a lot of gasoline which now costs between two
and four dollars a gallon depending on your location. But storing $1400 worth
of gas in coffee cans is a lot of work. Also, it’s messy.
And storing it loose in the back yard probably is
self-defeating, illegal and dangerous.
People who don’t need the money at all will end up turning
it into cash and hiding it in the mattress which
A.
Pays about the same
interest as the bank and
B.
Is risky if you live
next door to someone with $1400 worth of gasoline stored in coffee cans and who
smokes.
But one thing is certain: Everyone who receives a check will
figure out some use for it. We Americans are nothing if not resourceful about
things like that.
I’m Wes Richards. My opinions are my own but you’re welcome
to them. ®
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